Grizzly Bears
Portal 169 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Zina Saunders
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Don't worry about provoking grizzly bears; they come that way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grizzly Bears was released in 1997 as part of the Portal set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed as an introductory product for new players, featuring simplified rules and mechanics that intentionally omitted complex concepts like instants. The card was created to serve as a fundamental creature, providing a straightforward, baseline power level that helped beginners understand the core rhythm of combat and resource management within the game.
The artwork for this version of Grizzly Bears was illustrated by legendary fantasy artist Greg Staples. His approach leaned into a more grounded, naturalistic depiction of the creature, departing from the high-fantasy aesthetic found in earlier expansions to better fit the accessible, instructional tone intended for the Portal line. Upon its release, the card was widely received as a definitive staple of early play, becoming a recognizable benchmark for card efficiency that remains an iconic example of the game's essential design philosophy.
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